Gallagher Premiership: Northampton trounce Sale as Newcastle end 25-game losing streak | Rugby Union News

Northampton bounced back from their derby disappointment in style as they trounced Sale 47-17 in the Gallagher Premiership. Where Northampton were wasteful in defeat at Leicester last Saturday, they were lethal against the Sharks at Franklin’s Gardens, where Ollie Sleightholme scored two of their seven tries. It also meant their winning run at home will…

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Gallagher Premiership: Sale and England wing Tom Roebuck scores twice in win over Gloucester | Rugby Union News

England wing Tom Roebuck scored two tries as Sale secured a breathless 31-27 bonus-point win over Gloucester in the Gallagher Premiership. The 23-year-old, named earlier in the day in Steve Borthwick’s England training squad, struck either side of half-time as the Sharks bounced back from last week’s defeat at Saracens. England colleague Luke Cowan-Dickie also crossed…

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Sale 12-11 Harlequins: George Ford steers Sale to narrow victory in Salford | Rugby Union News

Sale edged out Harlequins 12-11 during an attritional Premiership opener which saw visiting hooker Jack Walker score the only try at the Salford Community Stadium. England fly-half George Ford kicked four penalties for Alex Sanderson’s men with Walker’s first-half touchdown and two penalties from Leigh Halfpenny accounting for the visitors’ points. The match was a…

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Fulham transfer news: Joao Palhinha joins Bayern Munich in club-record sale | Football News

Joao Palhinha has left Fulham to join Bayern Munich in a permanent transfer. Bayern will pay Fulham £47.16m (€56m) plus add-ons for the 29-year-old, according to Sky in Germany, which would see this deal become the most expensive sale in the Premier League club’s history. Palhinha has signed a four-year deal at Bayern, keeping him…

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Jonny Hill: Sale Sharks investigating England forward’s alleged confrontation with Bath fan | Rugby Union News

A 28-year-old man has claimed he was grabbed around the throat and left with a cut above his eye after an incident involving Sale Sharks’ England forward Jonny Hill following Bath’s Gallagher Premiership play-off victory. Hill is currently recovering from injury, having not played since January, and watched the game with Sale’s coaching team in…

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Maradona heirs fail to stop 86 World Cup ‘Golden Ball’ trophy sale

People gather by a photo of late Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona on Piazza del Plebiscito in Naples on November 26, 2020 to mourn his death. Maradona, widely remembered for his “Hand of God” goal against England in the 1986 World Cup quarter-finals, died on November 25, 2020 of a heart attack at his home…

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Premiership Rugby: Bristol Bears set club record with Newcastle Falcons rout, Sale Sharks hold off Harlequins | Rugby Union News

A round-up of Sunday’s Gallagher Premiership action as Bristol Bears claimed a club-record victory and Sale Sharks won a 10-try thriller. Bristol Bears 85-14 Newcastle Falcons Bristol reeled off a fifth successive Premiership victory as they continued their play-off push by demolishing Newcastle at Ashton Gate. Pat Lam’s team scored more than 50 points for…

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Kieran Trippier: Newcastle United demanding around £11m-£12m for sale of defender to Bayern Munich – Sky in Germany | Football News

Newcastle United are demanding around £11m-£12m (€13-14m) for the sale of Bayern Munich target Kieran Trippier, according to Sky in Germany. Newcastle’s price is for a permanent deal this month or an obligatory fee following an initial loan move, but Bayern do not want to spend too much on the England international. Sky Sports News…

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NBA approves sale of Dallas Mavericks

FILE–Owner Mark Cuban and Luka Doncic #77 of the Dallas Mavericks.  Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images/AFP The NBA approved Mark Cuban’s sale of his majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks to the families that run the Las Vegas Sands casino resort company. The league said in a statement on Wednesday that the board of governors had “approved…

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Sale Sharks 22-20 Saracens: Alex Sanderson’s side stay top of Premiership after nail-biting win | Rugby Union News

Sale Sharks held off Saracens in a nail-biting match at Salford Stadium to remain top of the Premiership; Sale are four points ahead with Bath and five points ahead of Harlequins, with the second and third-placed teams meeting on Saturday Last Updated: 22/12/23 10:42pm Sale Sharks showed their title credentials as they edged out fellow high-fliers…

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